Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.4° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 1AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
1.4
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
7
1.2
N
7
1.6
NW
7
1.1
N
8
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
4
8
8
13
13
15
17
39
56
126
175
135
247
138
130
91
63
63
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNW
5
W
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
15
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:31PM1.57m
2:41AM1.60m
3:24PM1.55m
3:30AM1.55m
4:21PM1.54m
Low Tide
8:29PM0.44m
8:57AM0.36m
9:25PM0.49m
9:51AM0.40m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
4
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
10
9
10
10
11
13
14
14
13
12
12
10
10
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
10
9
9
7
9
9
9
9
9
10
8
9
7
5
3
3
2
2
3
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